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Deval Patrick to appoint someone to fill his seat until a special election can be called. Victoria Reggie was an unknown D. Vicki, the daughter of longtime Kennedy crony Judge Edmund M. Banned: Patrick Schwarzenegger, left, and Taylor Swift share a chuckle as they enjoy July 4th celebrations at the Kennedy Family home in Hyannisport, though Taylor was not allowed to stay at the Ted Kennedy mansion.

Edward Kennedy across the porch of his home at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on August 27, As part of this, she has banned his sons from using the mansion's swimming pool and when Taylor Swift stayed at Hyannisport for July 4 celebrations, Vicki said the singer could not stay at the mansion. Vicki is embroiled in a bitter feud with the Kennedy family over her late husband's estate.

Swift is said to be dating Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick. His mother Maria Shriver is part of the Kennedy clan. So bitter are the Kennedy boys over her decision, they are said to be launching a smear campaign against their stepmother, according to family sources. The dispute is being called petty and is said to have been simmering for a long time, as the Kennedy clan never warmed to Vicki.

Vicki is now believed to be charging a rental fee to the remaining family members who own property there if they want to use the lawn that is the central part of the 2. According to the Boston Herald, the main house is also out of limits for the family. It is slated to be used as a study and seminar center for scholars and researchers, an arrangement that the senator made in his will. If the family were to freely use the property or the house in any way, officials at the institute say it would put its tax-exempt nonprofit status at risk.

Dispute: Sons Ted Kennedy Jr, left, and Patrick Kennedy, right, have complained about the way their stepmother is handling their late father's estate which they wanted to use as part of July 4 celebrations.

Politically correct: Robert Kennedy Jr walked around shirtless while the family congregated on Cape Cod for a July Fourth celebration of patriotic proportions.

The institute is legally bound to charge rent and the home cannot be used as a family housing unit now that the property is under the control of a nonprofit entity. Ted Kennedy's sons are upset about the plans, as they are worried about protecting the privacy of family members who will continue to live in the grounds - and about losing the history of the iconic property. Swift spent her Fourth of July celebrations on the legendary Kennedy family property in Hyannisport and was also spotted yachting with family members a week earlier.

The year-old - who has previously dated John Mayer, Joe Jonas and Jake Gyllenhaal - was pictured walking on the beach with Patrick Schwarzenegger, It isn't the first time Swift has mingled with Kennedys, she's been nurturing a relationship with them for some time.

Family time: President John F. Kennedy with his children, John Jr. She is one of my favourites, because you look back at the pictures of her and Bobby and they always look like they are having the most fun out of everybody.

United in grief: Michael Kennedy's daughter Kyle left , then 13, his wife Vicki centre and mother Ethel Kennedy right hold hands at his funeral at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, Massachusetts, 14 years ago. Blogger Joe Battenfield wrote in the Boston Herald: 'Vicki Kennedy is right to resist demands by the family to use the house.

Ted Kennedy put in his will that he wanted his historic, rambling home to become a place of learning for the public, especially young people. I'm pretty sure he didn't mean Taylor Swift. Telling your kids they can't have a party in the yard or let friends have a sleep over usually results in a temper tantrum. The once proud political dynasty has turned into a bad reality show.

Kennedy Institute for the US Senate, a project that faces potential cost overruns, according to a close family friend who was authorized by some family members to speak on their behalf, but who declined to be named.

Ted Kennedy engaged in his share of political mudslinging, but nothing as bad as the smear campaign being waged by his spiteful sons against his still grieving widow. The anonymous, cowardly attacks against Vicki Kennedy are a new low, even for politics.

For a tiebreker, maybe someone could check in with Hub ubermacher Peter Meade, who resigned as president of the Institute last year. As the Globe reported at the time:. Shortly after construction begins on the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate this spring, its president — handpicked by the senator just before his death — plans to make his exit.

The unexpected resignation of Peter Meade, combined with the recent departure of the chief executive of the John F.